Critical care management of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Successful critical care management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requires a thorough understanding of the disease and its complications and a familiarity with modern multimodality neuromonitoring technology. This article reviews the natural history of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and strategies for disease management in the acute setting. Available tools for monitoring brain function are discussed.
Levine
Joshua M
JM
Neurocritical Care Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. joshua.levine@uphs.upenn.edu
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*